Sammi Caramela

Sammi Caramela is a full-time freelance writer and journalist specializing in mental health, lifestyle, and music. She began her career as a business journalist, freelancing for Lightning Media Partners before becoming their Assistant Managing Editor. Transitioning to full-time freelance in 2023, she now contributes to VICE, Business.com, CO— by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and others. Her work emphasizes human-centric storytelling, blending personal experiences with professional insights. A published fiction author (*Some Place Like Home*) and poet (*Mourning Moon*), she also hosts the *Write of Passage Podcast*. As an OCD advocate for the International OCD Foundation, she contributes to mental health awareness initiatives, combining journalistic rigor with lived experience. Her career spans nearly a decade, with expertise in translating complex topics into accessible narratives.